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« on: January 04, 2012, 06:57:42 PM »
I tend to run out Andy/Mai/Iori or Mai/Andy/Iori (sometimes EX Iori). I can't decide who I like coming out first better (between Andy and Mai). I would say that Andy is probably better with no meter due to cr.B, st.B, st.D xx fireball being so good. The problem I run into, though, is that I tend to use meter with him when I have it (even when he is first) because I have a hard time remembering not to do qcf+BD combos in to the corner. He is pretty much good at the same things as Mai is, but I guess slightly better at defense, due to his EX dp being invincible. I like his air CD better than Mai's, too.
In my opinion, they are kind of interchangeable, but that Mai may be more useful second (in the teams I mentioned, anyway). I feel like she gets a bigger boost to her output by having some drive bar to use than Andy does, and she still builds meter well if I choose to do so. Even if I don't have a ton of meter left for Iori at the end, claw Iori can still do a ton of damage in HD with even 1 stock (like 800+ as long as they even remotely near the corner), and he builds meter pretty fast himself